The Cold War: US-Soviet Rivalry and Foreign Policy

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What was the primary goal of the Truman Doctrine?

To establish a trade barriers between the East and the West

To provide military aid to countries threatened by Soviet oppression (correct)

To expand New Deal reforms in the United States

To reconstruct cities and industries damaged during World War II

What was the outcome of the 1954 case Brown v. Board of Education?

A new law was passed to enforce segregation in education

The case was dismissed due to lack of evidence

The Supreme Court declared segregation in education unconstitutional (correct)

The Separate but Equal standard of discrimination was upheld

What was the significance of the Berlin Airlift?

It was a humanitarian effort to supply food and medicine to West Berlin (correct)

It was a joint US-Soviet operation to rebuild East Berlin

It marked the beginning of the Cold War

It was a military operation to defeat the Soviet Union

What was the term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the Cold War division?

Iron Curtain Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary focus of the Marshall Plan?

To reconstruct cities and industries damaged during World War II Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Little Rock Nine?

A group of students who were enrolled in a white high school on the basis of being black Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary goal of Richard Nixon's 'Vietnamization' policy?

To replace US troops with Vietnamese forces Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the 1969 SALT negotiations?

They limited the stock of nuclear weapons in the US and USSR Signup and view all the answers

What was the Nixon Doctrine?

A policy to reduce US military involvement in Vietnam Signup and view all the answers

Who was the first African American woman elected to Congress?

Shirley Chisholm Signup and view all the answers

What was the main issue that led to the Kent State Massacre?

Protests against the Vietnam War Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign?

To withdraw US troops from Vietnam in 90 days Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary outcome of the Paris Peace Accords?

A gradual withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the draft lottery?

It was a way to determine the order of military service Signup and view all the answers

What was the main outcome of the Watergate scandal?

Nixon became the first president to resign Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Equal Rights Amendment?

It sought to outlaw discrimination based on sex Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961?

Unsuccessful invasion of Cuba Signup and view all the answers

Who was the leader of the Viet Minh movement during World War II?

Ho Chi Minh Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty signed in 1962?

To decrease nuclear testing in the atmosphere Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the first televised presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon?

Poll results showed Nixon won among radio listeners and Kennedy won among TV viewers Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the bombing campaign authorized by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965?

Operation Rolling Thunder Signup and view all the answers

Who was the leader of the US troops during the Vietnam War?

William C. Westmoreland Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the network of jungle paths used by North Vietnam to supply the Vietcong during the Vietnam War?

Ho Chi Minh Trail Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Geneva Conference in 1954?

To divide Vietnam at the seventeenth parallel Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following was a key aspect of Reaganomics?

Reducing taxes and promoting unrestricted free-market activity Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Tet Offensive in 1968?

It was a turning point in the war, showing the strength of the Vietcong Signup and view all the answers

Who was the first black presidential candidate in the US?

Jesse Jackson Signup and view all the answers

What was the focus of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)?

Building an anti-missile defense system in outer space Signup and view all the answers

Who was the newscaster who declared that the war in Vietnam would end in stalemate?

Walter Cronkite Signup and view all the answers

Who was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 1984?

Geraldine Ferraro Signup and view all the answers

What was the Iran-Contra Affair?

A scandal involving the sale of arms to the Middle East Signup and view all the answers

Who was the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court?

Sandra Day O'Connor Signup and view all the answers